office. His head was all over the place. It was impossible that he had fallen in love with her so quickly. He didn’t fall in love. The only women he had ever loved were his mother and Molly. He had promised himself he would never let this happen. He slumped into his chair and put his face into his hands.
“Markie?” Molly’s voice was quiet but it still made him jump. “Are you ok?”
Mark looked up at his sister and smiled. Her face always lit up the room and he was so proud of her. She was everything to him. “Hey kiddo. What are you doing here?” He wrapped his arms around her and hugged her tightly.
“I was downtown and thought I would come say hi. I brought you some of your favorite cookies. I haven’t been sleeping much so why not bake?” She smiled and put the container on his desk. “I think I am so excited and nervous about the wedding I just can’t think about anything else.”
He immediately dug one of the fresh white chocolate chip cookies from the container and sighed. “This is why I love you so much. No one bakes for me. Rich is a lucky man.”
“I miss you. I didn’t realize you would be moving out so quickly. And to come home from Jamaica to find your things gone was a little bit of a surprise.”
“Molls, it was just easier to be downtown as I get settled in. And I want you and Rich to have your space right before the big day. I know Mrs. Dickerman must be driving you nuts and to tell you the truth, it was a little easier to dodge her living on my own.” He took another bite of his cookie and laughed. “I want you to be happy and I didn’t want you worrying about me all the time. I didn’t think I should announce it while we were on vacation. You flipped when you saw the fax from the realtor.”
“So how is the house hunting?” Molly stole a cookie and leaned back in her chair.
“Well, I have found a few I like. Most of them in the Hollywood Hills. My favorite is on Hercules Drive but if I am going to drop 2.5 million dollars, do I want my address to be Hercules Drive? I have narrowed it down to three and I will decide next week. I have a friend coming in to help. It needs to be perfect because I want to lay down some roots.”
Molly’s jaw dropped. “Seriously? Are you really going to stay in LA?”
Mark sighed and leaned closer to her. “I have a few things to stay for.”
“Like?”
“Well, you and Rich. And I assume you will be having my nieces and nephews so I will need to be around for that.” Mark winked and whispered. “And Sophie.”
“You like her. You really like her.” Molly teased him but stopped when his face became serious.
“I think I more than like her. I know, it’s crazy. Everything I do right now has her in mind. I’m driving myself crazy. My poor secretary must think I am losing my mind.”
Molly’s eyes were locked on his. She studied his face, like it was the first time she was ever really seeing him. Her slow smile reached her eyes and her face lit up. “Mark, there is no one in the world I love more than you. It’s not crazy. Sophie is fantastic. The first time I met her, I loved her. She’s so real and normal. Don’t get me wrong, I love our friends. But she is so.. hmmm. Nice.”
Mark threw a piece of his cookie at her. “I don’t do nice. I don’t do strings and feelings. I do easy and unattached. It’s not normal. By nature, men are not supposed to be monogamous. I think I’m having a heart attack. Stop laughing. I’m serious. I feel sick to my stomach all the time. I can hardly eat and I certainly can’t concentrate. Stop laughing.” Molly had tears running down her face. She snorted and covered her mouth. “Molls, I’m serious. This is a crisis of epic proportion. What if I screw up? What if I screw her
“Markie?” Molly’s voice was quiet but it still made him jump. “Are you ok?”
Mark looked up at his sister and smiled. Her face always lit up the room and he was so proud of her. She was everything to him. “Hey kiddo. What are you doing here?” He wrapped his arms around her and hugged her tightly.
“I was downtown and thought I would come say hi. I brought you some of your favorite cookies. I haven’t been sleeping much so why not bake?” She smiled and put the container on his desk. “I think I am so excited and nervous about the wedding I just can’t think about anything else.”
He immediately dug one of the fresh white chocolate chip cookies from the container and sighed. “This is why I love you so much. No one bakes for me. Rich is a lucky man.”
“I miss you. I didn’t realize you would be moving out so quickly. And to come home from Jamaica to find your things gone was a little bit of a surprise.”
“Molls, it was just easier to be downtown as I get settled in. And I want you and Rich to have your space right before the big day. I know Mrs. Dickerman must be driving you nuts and to tell you the truth, it was a little easier to dodge her living on my own.” He took another bite of his cookie and laughed. “I want you to be happy and I didn’t want you worrying about me all the time. I didn’t think I should announce it while we were on vacation. You flipped when you saw the fax from the realtor.”
“So how is the house hunting?” Molly stole a cookie and leaned back in her chair.
“Well, I have found a few I like. Most of them in the Hollywood Hills. My favorite is on Hercules Drive but if I am going to drop 2.5 million dollars, do I want my address to be Hercules Drive? I have narrowed it down to three and I will decide next week. I have a friend coming in to help. It needs to be perfect because I want to lay down some roots.”
Molly’s jaw dropped. “Seriously? Are you really going to stay in LA?”
Mark sighed and leaned closer to her. “I have a few things to stay for.”
“Like?”
“Well, you and Rich. And I assume you will be having my nieces and nephews so I will need to be around for that.” Mark winked and whispered. “And Sophie.”
“You like her. You really like her.” Molly teased him but stopped when his face became serious.
“I think I more than like her. I know, it’s crazy. Everything I do right now has her in mind. I’m driving myself crazy. My poor secretary must think I am losing my mind.”
Molly’s eyes were locked on his. She studied his face, like it was the first time she was ever really seeing him. Her slow smile reached her eyes and her face lit up. “Mark, there is no one in the world I love more than you. It’s not crazy. Sophie is fantastic. The first time I met her, I loved her. She’s so real and normal. Don’t get me wrong, I love our friends. But she is so.. hmmm. Nice.”
Mark threw a piece of his cookie at her. “I don’t do nice. I don’t do strings and feelings. I do easy and unattached. It’s not normal. By nature, men are not supposed to be monogamous. I think I’m having a heart attack. Stop laughing. I’m serious. I feel sick to my stomach all the time. I can hardly eat and I certainly can’t concentrate. Stop laughing.” Molly had tears running down her face. She snorted and covered her mouth. “Molls, I’m serious. This is a crisis of epic proportion. What if I screw up? What if I screw her
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